Paul Burton is the Northeast Regional Editor for The Bond Buyer. His major coverage has included New York City and MTA finances; the Harrisburg, Pa., debt crisis; the 38 Studios bond financing fiasco in Rhode Island; and unfunded pension liability. Paul hosts podcasts and videos and has moderated at Bond Buyer conferences. Previously, Paul was senior editor and copy chief at M&A-oriented financial media company The Deal LLC. His award-winning career has spanned financial, sports and political journalism. A Boston native, Paul is the author of the book “Tales from the Newsrooms.” He is a frequent public speaker and has appeared as an expert on municipal debt on radio and television shows, including former CBS News White House correspondent Sharyl Attkisson’s public-affairs program, “Full Measure.”
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U.S. District Court Judge Harold Baer Jr., whose liberal rulings on civil liberties generated a firestorm of criticism and who more recently presided over a municipal bond bid-rigging trial, died at age 81.
May 30 -
Pittsburgh, through consultants Public Financial Management and Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, has filed an update to its financial recovery plan under Pennsylvania's Act 47 workout program for distressed communities.
May 30 -
The Federal Transit Administration awarded about $167 million to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and $67 million to New Jersey Transit to help both agencies continue rebuilding and replacing after Hurricane Sandy.
May 30 -
New YorkComptroller Scott Stringer named 27-year TIAA-CREF veteran Scott Evans chief investment officer for the $150 billion New York City pension funds.
May 29 -
Fitch placed $34.3 million of Bridgeport Hospital bonds on rating watch positive, citing its pending transaction with Yale New Haven Health System.
May 28 -
New YorkNew York City's economic growth outpaced the nation in the first quarter of 2014, said Comptroller Scott Stringer.
May 28 -
MassachusettsThe Massachusetts Gaming Commission, in its latest timetable revision, expects to award a lucrative Greater Boston resort casino license by mid-September.
May 28 - Connecticut
Connecticut will save nearly $95 million over 11 years from its $822 million general obligation refinancing, said Treasurer Denise Nappier.
May 27 - New York
New York City plans to price $850 million of tax-exempt, fixed-rate refunding bonds on June 11 after a two-day retail order period.
May 27 - Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust plans a $561.24 million refunding sale of state revolving fund bonds.
May 27 -
A de Blasio administration official disputed a Barclays report that called New York City's agreement with the United Federation of Teachers a credit negative.
May 23 -
Fitch Ratings revised its outlook to negative from stable on $130 million of Covenant Health System revenue bonds in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
May 22 -
New YorkRobert Lurie, in what he called 'a welcome return to the bond market,' was named executive vice president and CFO of the New York Power Authority.
May 22 -
The risk of a Long Island Rail Road strike hovers over officials at New York's MTA, even as board members approved a five-year deal with its subway workers.
May 21 - Pennsylvania
Businessman Tom Wolf won the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania governor and will challenge incumbent Republican Tom Corbett in the general election.
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Rhode Island House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello and Majority Leader John DeSimone plan to meet with Moody's and S&P in New York to discuss the possible fallout of missing 38 Studios-related bond payments.
May 20 - New Jersey
How utilities pay for damage related to Hurricane Sandy affects credit quality, Standard & Poor's said in a report.
May 20 - Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management board hired Andre Clapp as senior investment officer for public markets.
May 20 -
Public finance guru Richard Ravitch, in a lengthy interview, discusses his new book and how cities and states haven't learned from New York's 1975 fiscal crisis.
May 16 -
The lawyer for former Rhode Island House Speaker Gordon Fox said a grand jury investigation may include the financing of failed video-game company 38 Studios.
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